Half a dozen short stories mostly set in Scotland. Old Albert has a problem with his neighbour and is out for revenge. Danny has made a life-changing decision and bumps into an old friend. A group of friends find solace in a storm. A singing nurse. An eviction. And a quest for a Christmas dinner.
Craig Smith lives on the edge (of Edinburgh) with his wife and (now grown-up) children.
In a former life he was a musician with a couple of NME Singles of the Week to his name. In this life, his spare bass gathers dust in a corner while his Fender Precision left to begin a new life in Marseilles.
His debut novel The Mile (Pilrig Press) was published to much acclaim in 2013.
His latest novel The River (Into Books) will be released in March 2025 and is now available to pre-order.
An alumni of the Faber Academy, he continues to write about Scotland, Scottishness, and Scots, and hopes one day he might live in a normal country.